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Discipleship Focus: King
- King: This is the pinnacle of the Kingdom Triangle. When we look towards God’s position in the universe, we acknowledge that He is an omnipotent king. Authority comes from Him. Power comes through His authority. He is looking for representatives for His kingdom.
I think I
must be in a rather indecisive mood the past few days, because I find myself
seeing many smaller points coming together to form a bigger point in this
psalm. I did that yesterday, too. Either way, I do think that we have multiple
perspectives coming together.
Of course
we have the perspective of protection in Psalm 144:7 and Psalm 144:11
especially. Once more we hear a psalmist
asking God to save him from a time of trial.
It’s not any great shock, but it’s also very important to take note of
it, too.
Of
course, we have a strong inclination towards the idea of Up – and therefore
worship – in Psalm 144:9. Why wouldn’t
we sing to a God who can save us? Why
wouldn’t we sing to others and declare His awesomeness?
We even
have a nod towards provision in Psalm 144:12-13. The psalmist asks for physical
provision. But more importantly he asks
for communal provision. He asks for the
benefit of future generations. He asks
the Lord to provide spiritually sound people to follow after him.
However,
I think that all of these ideas are truthfully wrapped up nicely in the idea of
King. This comes through loud and clear
in Psalm 144:3-4. What is man next to
God? That doesn’t mean that we are
insignificant. But it means that He is
the center of everything. He holds the
world together. He is the focal point. He is, well, in a word: King.
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